- Built CAD integrations with UG NX, Pro E, and Creo
- Built Adobe InDesign integration for Aras customer
- Worked on extensive customization of Variant Management application for Aras customer
- Worked on a largescale migration project from ENOVIA to Innovator for Aras US customer
- Built integration with Oracle ERP
- Built server side office automation solution over Aras Innovator with remote editing capabilities using WebDAV for Aras customer
- Built SharePoint integration with Innovator for collaboration of office documents through SharePoint
- Built add-on application on Innovator 12 for data synchronization that synchronizes data with external data source
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Innovator Features Used Across Multiple Projects
- Bulk loader of structure for cloning using excel file
- Enhanced Mass Update Feature
- Item Types
- Relationships
- Actions & Events
- Client and Server methods
- Forms and Views
- Workflow and lifecycle management
- Permissions
- Identities
- Sequences
- Query Definitions
- Tree grid views
- Custom grids
- Notifications
- Extended classification & extended properties
- Scheduler
- Custom webservices
- External Systems
- Packaging
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Part Management
- Part classification
- Custom part types creation
- UI form display as per part type
- Approval process
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Change Management
- Enhanced Change Management workflow for ECO – ECR process
- Worked on Customized Part Release and Revise process
- Site Specific breakdown structure
- Asset management using ECO
- Deep copy of Breakdown structure for BOM generation
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Structure Comparer (EBOM, MBOM)
- Comparing different types of structure (e.g. BOM, WBS, Product Structure, etc.) based on different parameters
- Embedded Structure Comparer on different relationship grids
- Compare different revisions of items
- Different comparison views on same grid
- Extensively worked on query definitions for different structure comparison views
- Ability to Sync the structural differences
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Variant Management
- Automatic identification of all possible usage conditions based on features and options
- Automatic asset creation for given usage conditions
- Classification of assets based on features and options
- Filtering & Sorting of assets
- Features & Options enhancements
- Table rule editor user interface enhancement
- Multiple Selection type Features
- Not Applicable Features based on usage
- Implemented Default Feature Option Selection
- Instantiation of resolved breakdown item structure automatically and semi-automatically
- Traceability of assets for given breakdown item structures
- Classification of instantiated assets for given breakdown item
- 3D Visualization of instantiated assets
- Filtering & Sorting of instantiated assets
- Resolution and instantiation of custom item type
- Custom Tree Grid Views for resolution
Variable Components
Variability Items
Breakdown Items
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Aras - CAD Connectors (UG NX, Pro E)
- CAD Assemblies - Create new, Save-as (clone) , Rename, Revise
- Check-in/Check-out
- Attribute synch
- PLM change status/refresh
- Named baseline (establish and retrieve)
- E-BoM synch
- Derived output (2D drawing viewing)
- Derived output (3D model viewing)
- Lifecycle Mgt. (promote, demote, release)
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3D Visualization
- Enabling 3D Visualization on Custom Item types
- Worked on query definitions and tree grid views
- Split Screen View with 3D Visualization
- Utility for CAD Data Migration to generate various Derived Outputs using HOOPS Convertor
- Custom Query Processor to load 3D Visualization on Custom Item types
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Configurator Services
- Used to implement Multiple selection Type Features
- Used to resolve product structure on custom item types.
- Worked on the APIs to get variability scope structure for Not Applicable Options
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Batch Loader
- Batch Utilities for mass data load
- Worked on both GUI and Command line modes
- Data clean up and correction utilities
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Aras Development Process and Tools
- Used Azure DevOps for project management and Aras SDE (standard development environment) based source control for many projects
- Experienced in setting up Innovator Development Environment from baseline (CodeTree & Database backup)
- Used Aras TAF for creating automated UI and integration tests
- Well versed in setting up various environments (Development, QA, SIT, Production) in Azure
- Practiced Aras SAFe development methodology across many projects
- Experienced in using Git environment (forks, branches, merge, rebase, pull request etc.)
- Used SDE based CICD pipelines for automated deployment to various environments
- Have good knowledge of Aras DevOps and AICD, latest offering from Aras